Cost of living comparison
Belgrade is 44.8% more expensive than Lima.
If you lived in Belgrade instead of Lima, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Lima
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
$10.99
RSD1,220
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
$9.16
RSD1,017
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
$2.33
RSD258
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
$1.57
RSD174
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Lima
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
$5.04
RSD560
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
$4.98
RSD552
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
$2.66
RSD295
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
$3.13
RSD347
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
$0.53
RSD58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
$0.80
RSD89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
$0.74
RSD82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
$1.05
RSD117
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
$0.47
RSD53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
$0.39
RSD44
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
|
Lima
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
$6.87
RSD762
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
$20.16
RSD2,237
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
$28,106.99
RSD3,119,127
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
$9.51
RSD1,055
|
|
pay 77.4% more for housing
|
Lima
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
$27.63
RSD3,066
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
$840.53
RSD93,276
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
$518.55
RSD57,546
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
$139.51
RSD15,482
|
|
pay 36.2% more for childcare
|
Lima
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
$370.44
RSD41,109
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
$7,747.69
RSD859,787
|
|
pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lima
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
$3.02
RSD336
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
$2.45
RSD272
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
$4.12
RSD458
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
$36.53
RSD4,054
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
$7.33
RSD813
|
|
pay 49.5% more for clothing
|
Lima
|
Belgrade
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
$97.71
RSD10,843
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
$38.65
RSD4,289
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
$107.09
RSD11,884
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
$125.83
RSD13,963
|
|
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